Gas-producer.



F. MBRIAN.

GAS PRODUCER.

APPLICATION FILED mx.14, 1911.

Patented C. 8, 1912.

SEEE

F. MERMH.

v @As PRODUCER.

APPLICATION FILED EIAE.\1-, 1911.

2 SHEETS-BEBE?) ENNSYLVNEA.

To @il whom it tomi/.sami

Be it known that l, Firm-Rim: illumini', citizen of the Republic olSwitzerland. residing at Pittslaugli. in the county o Allegheny mulStato oi Pennsylvania, luv/e invented Certain uw' uml useful ljmprvmentsin Gas-Proflucos, of which the following speciicatitm.

My invention relates to the class 0f 'gas producezs and has for its'object to provide means for easily collecting' sli nml @links-1r whichhave been removed from tlu'; bottom of the producer, eitlieliy hand oruy :my of the Well known automutic menus. uml to discharge the simio atany Convenient point.

The invention consisty in izomliiniug withy the circular base or bottomo' tis@ prodiuei. an annular r'otatal'ilo :ts-li liin uml wliuic desired:l relatively stationary ilisclmi'ge blade and Chute. with nit-ixus 'foroperating the sumo :is sli-.ill lie umn? fullyv l'uerffinul'turdescribed. l have also im'lutlefl u construction in Wliitzl'i arelatively iiiovulile il A rrluuging (lei/ice is embodied with therotatable. :ish lain.

In the dtim'ingswlfigrue l is n, Wrtiml settionul Viau' ot' u gusproducer. willy broken suny, ynovitlcil willi one foi-iu of tlm -uwutionFig. 2 is n similar sectional lutuil View showing n modifiedconstruction. Fig'. 25 is n luirizoutxl cross-sectiouul View on thebroken line ll lll. ol Fig". l. Figi. 4 is i svctiorml detail Viewshowing a 'further uiotlilicutioz'x, t-ulbotlyinlgt :i rotatable(liscliuxgo wlutl iu comliiuutuin. with the rotatable :tsli bin.

ln llic (.lruwings. 2 rcpiweuls lli@ simular Wall ol a profflucol'lmvinff ut its lowar poi'- tiou tlit. outer shell Q1 :mil imitar sliell"2b., said shells being spzmwl radially uplift, :also

the usual Charging hopper 3 und bel' Ll, the outlet opening etc. mul :mysuit 'ftble'liase construction with menus for sup plyiiig nil' 'tot'fffm'iliustior.- ot' .vsll known construction.

G 'is' tho bottom of the produoer tipo.,

which tlio asl? mul (flinke/I' ma depositati. pre'zibly surroumltl lijfa circular pluis ortloor T spaced inwzuflly from the outer shell out'the we. l Q as at ti. through which annuluz' space tlic usb, Qta.7 maylue eliscliargcd' from time to time by the woiltmsn, operating tl'ioughtlwy fiustoiiiarj'ytloos 9. The ashes? @to muy also be out# in'uftliaiely below Suid walls l() und l1, o1.m-

ing therewith :i *mitm` stool, und rotatably mounted by :in annulartruck 1.3 upon n corresponding sones oi supporting rollers Willi saidrotatable :'xsli bin 1Q, :in mi nulul i'ucl 15 al by nu actuating pinion143 and optauwi i1-*v s) :'ovlzot "Qui-img 1T or other susliililt,irwuus. unil slm' lsv :u lu'ljg down iuio the iuttioi' of thel io;fulvio liiu 1 2, :it u suitul'lu inclination lo alla@ tlm upwurtl mulout- Wmftl truvul o1. tli ou toms oflliiwbin tlifsum@ rotutoil iu tliotlirculiou olf the arrow. 3. .XS tlio usli lii'n is ioifilofl. tlmutcfumulnltwl isl'.. utc.. posses up'o'zsi'flly nml outu'mwlljf on liosuxl'me of tlm lilmlo lil. mm1 luz ouivr ulti; ot' lli@ usli blu. mul.lo'v-:ifnvurllly liiiougli :1 flauto i0 to :i xofeix-w iugf u.trovi-,ling foo Pif, oi? any otliol' suitulil@ rtoviviuj; oi`i'inspoitiugj menus, 'Elie llzulo l) is iiu'liuwl. lo its lower iuuiwill ut un propo? uwfltwill] i'lsluliou to lli tlooif olf lli:A liu. looilfot tlisoluugu of tlic emita-nts with tht* lens-l resistance. finitiplttf3 :iful the vliu'w me ixuflljy' sommeil to the outer y@ation `shownnEg. 2 the 1s, to its outer Wall., su below the hotly o t i disposeddischarging scoop secured to said skirt and extending into the ash bin.

10. In a gas producer, the combination of a bottom structure having an,annularly pro,- jecting floor portion and an annular space thereunder,away therefrom` inwardly dependin skirt, a rotatable annular ash binexten ing inwardly below said Hoor portion and having an outer upwardlysloping annular wall, and means for disan outer shell radially spacedlhavinga 'downwardly andl "s'ilgnature in the charging the contents ofthe ash bin outwardly therefrom located between said depending skirt andthe outer portion of the asin b'in and disposed at an inclinationcorfijes )ending thereto.

` testimony whereof l hereunto alix my presence of two witnesses.FREDERIC MERIAN. Witnesses:

O. M. CLARKE,

Cms. S. LEPLEY.

